Storm Harry did not arrive as a surprise. Its delivery served as a potent reminder of a previous engagement. For two days last week, the Mediterranean hurled Force 9 winds across the Maltese...

As a storm, it was quite tremendous although I'm not sure that it was greater than some others of its predecessors over the years. Still, one factor made it stand out from the many others that came...

The European Union Commission will be publishing this year another useless report on the rule of law in Malta. It is useless because it is in large measure ignored by the Maltese government and the...

Malta's adult children must be attached to their parents more than any other nation in the world. If you believe Robert Abela, 90% of Maltese young adults own a property. Yet they're so fond of their...

For many families, "assessment" has become almost interchangeable with "exams". A paper is set, an exam is sat, a grade is issued, and that single number often becomes the main story told about a...

Justin Haber, Malta's former national goalkeeper, was given air-time on Ricky Caruana's podcast following his conviction as a sex offender and his listing in the sex offender's register.  Haber...

Almost five years ago, Labour celebrated an emphatic election victory and promptly reminded Gozitans of where they stood in the national hierarchy. They stood in queues at Mġarr and at...

In Davos, last Tuesday, at the World Economic Forum, Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke of the developing rupture in the global order. It is a clear discourse underlining the need for a...

Collective bargaining can be described as the negotiations carried out between a trade union and an employer to improve working conditions of a group of employees. This takes place at the enterprise...

Automatic enrolment (AE) is to be introduced to increase retirement savings in Malta.  The logic is simple: make saving the default, make participation easy, and over time help each worker build...